In the old days, the only way for writers to publish a book was through a publisher. This meant finding an agent, pitching editors, and hoping that one of them likes it. Then writers would lose control of their books because the editor and publisher would oversee content, interior design, cover design, sales, and marketing.
And this describes what the lucky few writers experienced. Most writers were simply rejected or ignored, and they never published a book.
I'm going to show you how you can write a book and publish it. Are you ready to get started?
4. 4 G O O D R E A S O N S T O W R I T E
(a)Ā YouĀ haveĀ accumulatedĀ knowledge
thatĀ meritsĀ sharing;Ā
(b)Ā YouĀ wantĀ toĀ furtherĀ anĀ ideaĀ that
benefitsĀ mankind;Ā
(c)Ā YouĀ wantĀ toĀ entertain,Ā amuse,Ā or
inspireĀ people;Ā
(d)Ā YouĀ wantĀ conquerĀ theĀ intellectual
challengeĀ ofĀ writingĀ aĀ book.
6. T H E S E A R E T H E T O O L S I U S E
(a)Ā MicrosoftĀ WordĀ (writing)
(b)Ā AdobeĀ InDesignĀ (layout)
(c)Ā EvernoteĀ (collectingĀ anything)
(d)Ā DropboxĀ (backingĀ up)
13. T A P T H E C R O W D
TheĀ crowdĀ isĀ aĀ beautifulĀ thing.Ā ItĀ hasĀ helpedĀ me
completeĀ myĀ outlines,Ā providedĀ meĀ withĀ storiesĀ to
illustrateĀ myĀ concepts,Ā contentĀ edited,Ā copyedited,
reviewedĀ forĀ Amazon,Ā andĀ evangelizedĀ myĀ books.Ā IfĀ I
hadĀ toĀ putĀ aĀ numberĀ toĀ it,Ā IādĀ guesstimateĀ thatĀ feedback
fromĀ theĀ crowdĀ makesĀ myĀ booksĀ 50Ā percentĀ better.Ā
18. T H I N K P O S T A G E S T A M P
ThereĀ isĀ aĀ fourthĀ wayĀ thatĀ aĀ bookĀ canĀ screamĀ āself-published,ā
andĀ thatāsĀ aĀ lousyĀ cover.Ā Canva,Ā theĀ companyĀ thatĀ IĀ workĀ for,
offersĀ aĀ seriesĀ ofĀ freeĀ templatesĀ toĀ helpĀ youĀ designĀ a
professionalĀ lookingĀ cover.Ā YouĀ canĀ alsoĀ hireĀ aĀ professionalĀ for
$1,000Ā toĀ designĀ yourĀ cover,Ā butĀ IĀ encourageĀ youĀ toĀ atĀ least
tryĀ makingĀ yourĀ coverĀ fromĀ oneĀ ofĀ ourĀ templates.Ā TheĀ most
importantĀ thingĀ aboutĀ yourĀ coverĀ isĀ thatĀ itĀ looksĀ greatĀ when
itāsĀ theĀ sizeĀ ofĀ aĀ postageĀ stampĀ becauseĀ thatāsĀ theĀ formatĀ that
peopleĀ willĀ seeĀ mostĀ ofĀ theĀ time.